Smoking pipe



I Aug. 4, 1931. H. R. KIMBERLING 1,317,257

SHOKING PIPE Original Filed march 12, 1930 In ven ior I221; mime/Zia M A itomey Patented Aug. 4, 1931 PATENT OFFICE HENRY R. KIMBERLIIi Q'G, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI SMOKING PIPE I Application filed March 12, 1930, Serial lid 435,315 Renewed May 5, 1931.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in smoking pipes and has for one of its important objects to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a smoking pipe embodying a novel construction and arrangement whereby the smoke will be considerably cooled before reaching the mouth of a smoker. I

- Another important object of the invention is to provide a smoking pipe constructed in a manner to provide air passages for cooling .the bowl of the pipe as well as the smoke which is drawn into the stem from the bowl.

Another important object of the invention is to provide a smoke pipe provided with a well or pocket for the collection of moisture and other matter and further including means whereby said well may be expeditiously cleaned.

A further object of the invention is to provide a pipe of the aforementioned character having a stem providedwith means whereby moisture from the mouth of the smoker will be prevented from traveling through said stem into the bowl of the pipe.

Still. further objects of the invention are to provide, in a manner as hereinafter'set forth, asmoking pipe of the character described which'will be simple in construction, strong, durable, eflicient in its use and which may be manufactured at low cost.

ll of the foregoing and still further objects andadvantages of the invention may become apparent from a study of the following speclfication, taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings' wherein like characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and wherein Figure 1 is a view in vertical longitudinal section of a smoking pipe constructed in accordance with this invention.

Figure 2 is a view in top plan view thereof Figure 3 is a" fragmentary detail view showing the bowl portionof the pipe in top plan with the cover open.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary detail view in' bottom plan showing the bowl ofthe pipe.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the reference aracter l'designates generally a casing, said casing including spaced inner and outer walls 2 and 3 which are integrally connected with each other by the flat bottom ll l. The outer wall 3 is of cylindrical form and the inner wall 2 tapered'away from 5: the said outer wall from the top toward the bottom, thereof. The inner and outer walls of the casing are spaced from each other throughout their length in a manner to provide an air chamber 5 for which inlet open- E, ings 6 are provided in the bottom wall 4 of the casing. T he casing is preferably formed of anysuitable metal, such as aluminum and the inner wall 2 thereof terminates slightly below the horizontal plane of the upper end of the outer wall 8. A tapered bowl 6 is removably mounted in the casing through the medium of an integral out-turned marginal flange 7 on its upper end which seats on the upper end of the inner wall 2 and has its peripheral edge in abutting engagement with the outer wall 3 and provided with circumferentially spaced elongated recesses 8 communicating with the air chamber 5.. As clearly seen in Figure 1 of the drawings, the side 5 walls of the bowl 6 diverge from the inner wall 2 of the casing from top to bottom and it will further be seen that said bowl is pro vided with a perforated bottom 9 disposed in spaced relation to the lower end of the casing. A removable closure plug 10 is threaded into the lower end of the inner wall 2 of the casing in spaced opposed relation to the bottom wall 9 of the bowl 6. In this manner a smoke receiving chamber and moisture well 11 is provided in the bowl of the pipe. I i A lid or cover 12 ishingedly mounted, as at 13, on the upper end of the bowl 1 for swinging movement thereon and is provided with a spring retaining latch 14 for securing the same 'in' closed position. The lid or cover 12 is provided with'air inlet'openings 15. the purpose of which will be more fully set forth. A tubula'rmetallic stem section 16 is fixed to the outer wall 80f the casing adjacent the 0 lower end thereof and in communication with the air chamber 5 and removably mounted in the free end portion of the tubular section 16 is the mouth piece 17. A partition wall 18 having small perforations therein is disposed in smokeconduit 20 is disposed in spaced concentric relation within thestem section 16 and'has its ends supported in-the partition wall 18 and the inner wall 2 of the casing. As clearly seen in Figure 1 of the drawings,

to the ends of the conduit 20 projects beyond the partition 18 into the trap chamber 19 and beyond the inner wall 2 of the casing into the smoke chamber 5 todecrease the likelihood of moisture entering said conduit from said chambers.

- In use, air is drawn into the chamber 5 through the. inlet opening 6 thereof and passes from said chamber-into and down through the bowl 6 by means of the recesses 8' in the flange 7 of said bowl. The air and smoke from the bowl 6' pass through the perforated bottom thereof into the smoke chamber 11 and then through the conduit 20, the chamber 19 and the mouth piece 17 into the.

2 mouth of the smoker. It will thus be seen that the air passing upwardly through the chamber 5 will have the effect of cooling the smoke in the chamber '11 and it will further be seen that the air is free to passinto the stem section 16 around thecconduit 20 in a manner to further effectively cool' the smoke as it passes through said conduit. Any moisture and other matter which may be drawn from the bowl 6 will be collected in the well 11 whichis closed by the plu 10 and may be expeditiously removed there rom by removing saidplug 10, as will be" obvious. It will also be seen that the passage of the air through the chamber 5 will assist in main- 40 taining the outer wall 3 of the casing in a cool condition. The perforations 15 in the lid or cover 12 are for'the purpose of permitting suflicient air to get to the tobacco in the bowl 6' to prevent the pipe from becoming extinguished when a smoker is not drawing on the sameIIf desired, these openings 15 may be closed by lacing the hand thereover in order that al of the air will be drawn through the chamber 5. Moisture which passes from the mouth of the smoker through the mouth piece 17 will collect in the cham-- ber 19 and thus be prevented from' 'entering the conduit 20-and the bowl of the pipe. It will further be seen that a small amount of air w'll be drawn into the trap chamber 19 a smoking pipe .constructe through the perforations in the partition wall 18, and this will further cool and dry the smoke. f I

-It is believed that the man advantages of in accordance with this invention will be readily understood, and although the preferred embodiment of the invention isas illustrated and lescribed, it is to beund'erstood. that changes p the details of construction may be had y terms? which will :Eall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is I 1. A smoking pipe of the character described comprising a casing open at its upper and lower ends andincluding spaced, integral inner and outer walls and a perforated bottom wall providing an air chamber, a removable plug threadedly mountedjn the lower end of the casing ina manner toclose the same, a closure hingedly mounted on the upper end of the casing, a bowl mounted in the casing in spaced relation to the inner wall thereoi and terminating in spaced relation to the bot tom thereof in a manner to provide a smokt receiving chamber, the air chamber, bowl and smoke receiving chamber having communication with each other and a stem mounted on the casing and having communicatior with the smoke receiving chamber.

2. A smoking pipe of the character de scribed comprising a casing open at its oppo site ends and including spaced inner. and cute walls and an integral bottom wall providing an air chamber having inlet openings throng] the .bottonrwall, the upper end of the inne wall ofthe casing terminating below the cor responding end of the outer wall of said cas ing, a removable plug threadedly mounted ii the lower end of the casing, a closure hingedl; mountedon the upper end of the casing, bowl removably mounted in the casing, a:

. integral flange extending outwardly from th upper end of the bowl and adapted to seat 0 the upper end of the inner wall of the casing the peripheraledge of the flange in abuttin engagement with the outer wall of the casin and having circumferentially spaced recesst therein communicating with the air chambe the side walls of the bowl diverging from ti inner wall of the casing from top to botto1 and the lower end of the bowl in spaced 0 posed relation to the plug in a manner to pr vide 'a' smoke receiving chamber, a ste: mounted on the casing and having commun cation with the smoke chamber in a mann to receive smoke therefrom. V 3. A smoking pipe oi. the character (1 scribed comprising a casing open at its opp site ends and including spaced inner and out walls and an integral bottom wall providil an air chamber having inlet openings throng the bottom'wall, the upper end of the inn wall of the casing termlnating below the co responding end of the outer wall of'said-ca 'ing, a removable lug threadedly mounted the lower end of t e casing, a closure hinged mounted on the upper end of the casing, bowl removably mounted in the casing, an i tegral flange extending outwardly from t upper end of the bowl and adapted to seat the upper end of the inner wall of the casir the peripheral edge of the flange in abutti: engagement with the outer wall of the casi: and having circumferentially spaced reces:

therein communicating with the air chamber,

the side walls of the bowl diverging from the inner wall of the casing from top to bot tom and the lower end of the bowl in spaced opposed relation to the plug in a manner to provide a smoke receiving chamber, a stem mounted on the casing and having communication with the smoke chamber in a manner to receive smoke therefrom, said stem including a tubular section communicating with the air chamber of the casing, a mouth piece rigidly mounted in the free end of the tubular section, a partition wall disposed in the tubular section in spaced opposed relation to the mouth piece in a manner to provide a trap chamber, said partition being provided with air passages, and a longitudinally extending smoke conduit disposed in the tube in spaced concentric relation thereto and having its opposite end projecting for support through the a partition walls and the inner wall of the easing in a manner to communicate with the smoke receiving chamber and the trap chamber of the stem,'the respective ends of the conduit projecting into the smoke receiving chamber and the trap chamber.

. In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

HENRY R. KIMBERLIN G. 

